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Leapin' Lizards! Lobby Activities Launch for ANNIE at Segerstrom Center

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Audiences attending ANNIE at Segerstrom Center for the Arts from today, May 13 - 24, 2015 are invited to partake in complimentary lobby activities one hour before all performances and during intermission.

"What's your ray of sunshine?" -- Guests are encouraged to write down and share the one thing that offers them inspiration, hope or motivation. All collected notes gathered will then be placed along a window decal that will be shaped as sun rays at the Orchestra Level Lobby.

Annie's Secret Society -- Patrons will be handed a decoder disc along with instructions on how to discover the special phrase. Upon completion, each guest will receive an Annie Secret Society sticker as a prize. Stickers can be claimed at the Guest Services table on Plaza Level.

iPad Station -- Located at the Orchestra Level, guests can stroll through Harold Gray's popular comic strip, "Little Orphan Annie."

A photo opportunity display will be available at the Orchestra Terrace Level and at the Orchestra Level, Lobby loops will broadcast the audition process of finding the current star of ANNIE.

Family Day takes place May 14th and includes additional pre-show activities for children as well as both a matinee and evening performance. For each full-priced adult ticket purchased, a child's admission will be free with promo code: FAMILY.

Guests are asked to use #SCFTA and #AnnieOnTour via social media.

The new U.S. national tour of ANNIE will have audiences experiencing this new physical incarnation of the iconic Tony Award-winning show, which is being directed for the 19th time by the show's original lyricist and director Martin Charnin. ANNIE has a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and Charnin's award-winning lyrics. All three authors received 1977 Tony Awards for their work. Choreography is by Liza Gennaro, who has incorporated selections from her father Peter Gennaro's 1977 Tony Award-winning choreography.

Theater Fans' Choice Awards
2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats
Best Direction of a Play - Top 3
1. Joe Mantello - Death of a Salesman
19.7% of votes
2. Duncan MacMillan, Jeremy Herrin - Every Brilliant Thing
17.4% of votes
3. Whitney White - Liberation
9.8% of votes

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